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Visiting a Family Memorial in New York


I went to Green-Wood Cemetery in New York City to visit the memorial and grave of my great great great Grandfather, Imre Kiralfy.
 
Entrance to historic Green-Wood Cemetery, New York

 The entrance to historic Green-Wood Cemetery, New York

 
climbing the long stairway up to the Kiralfy Memorial

 I had to climb 33 steps to reach the top

 
Imre Kiralfy Memorial Brooklyn New York

 We had to get a police escort so my Dad could use the key to open the doors

 
entrance to Imre Kiralfy Memorial

 Entrance to the memorial, sure seems like everything in New York is huge

 
looking inside

 Looking inside with one of the doors opened


I had to read everything inside 

 I looked at and read everything inside

 
Mason Knights Templar

 The stained glass windows were cool looking, very colorful, with lots of symbols

 
Another stained glass window

 Another stained glass window

 

 More stained glass

 

 Looking up at the golden dome inside the memorial


Imre Kiralfy was the worlds most prominent showbiz producer 100 years ago. He was known for producing huge stage spectacles in major cites around the world, including New York, London, Paris, Brussels, Chicago, Philadelphia, etc. He built the Great White City in London and hosted the 1908 Olympic games there. He produced numerous Exhibitions including the Anglo American Exhibition of 1908 in London. He was a very accomplished man. His Broadway production of the play Excelsior was the first show on Broadway to have electric lighting, and was personally designed and installed by Thomas Edison.

Someday I will make some web pages with more information about the things he did. My dad has boxes full of old Kiralfy things, including important letters, and photo's, some with Imre Kiralfy with the King and Queen of England.

My dad scanned an old 3 page letter, from Imre's son, Albert Kiralfy, my great great Grandpa, to his mother, telling her about being on the Mayor of New York's boat, with his dad, welcoming the return of the American War Fleet. They went up the Hudson River to Grants Tomb, cannons firing, surrounded by war ships. What a sight it must have been!

 

 

 

 

Imre Kiralfy, ESQ Commissioner General of the Japan British Exhibition
Imre Kiralfy, ESQ

go to 2003, I visited a memorial in Wales for my other Great Great Grandad, Daniel Davies

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go to Bus Ride through Lower Manhattan
go to Boat Ride to the Statue of Liberty
go to Visiting the Ground Zero Site
go to Five Days in the Adirondacks
go to A Week in Western New York

go to My NY 2006 Trip Page
go to My Home Page


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